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Movement Mortgage added to its operations leadership and Click n' Close named a new chief information officer.

Cities in two southern states dominate the list for real estate, affordability, and quality of life, according to WalletHub.

Even with the positive news when it came to income, two of the big four underwriters had their earnings outlook slashed, while a third received an upgrade.

Certainty Home Lending named two new executives, while Equity Prime Mortgage welcomed back a familiar face as chief risk officer.

Sandra Wiley, COO & Shareholder, is ranked by Accounting Today as one of the 100 most influential people in accounting as a result of her prominent role as an industry expert on HR and training as well as influence as a management and planning consultant. Sandra is a certified Kolbe™ trainer who advises firms on building balanced teams, managing employee conflict and hiring staff.Sandra directs Boomer Consulting, Inc.'s annual Talent Development Advantage and offers her services as co-director of the Performance3™ Academy Program as well as the CEO Advantage. She has been in the Strategic Coach Entrepreneurial Team Program™ for over 10 years and is responsible for communicating its concepts to clients and the Boomer staff.Sandra is regularly invited to speak at national conferences where she empowers audiences with new ideas and a sense of humor.She is a popular author who is frequently published by many trade journals including CPA Practice Management Report, Accounting Today, Accounting Web, The CPA Practice Management Forum, The CPA Report of South Carolina, Lagniappe of Louisiana and The Asset of Missouri Societies. She also contributes a regular column covering human resources to the Boomer Bulletin™ and penned an award winning marketing plan, Rebuilding the Community Bank, published by the Bank Marketing Association.

Jane Barratt is the founder and CEO of GoldBean - online investing for beginners. GoldBean connects people to investment opportunities with the companies and brands they love, know and buy. A global marketing and digital advertising pioneer with C-Suite roles leading practices and agencies at Dentsu mcgarrybowen, Young & Rubicam, Sapient and Havas. An avid traveler and wine lover, charting the new normal of a balanced life with her husband and three children.

Tom Bell is a Director at Assured Guaranty and works in the Public Finance Group out of San Francisco.� Tom is responsible for the procurement and analysis of public finance transactions in the Western Region in an area covering 19 western and mid western states.�� Tom has over 20 years of experience in public finance and has previously worked at both MBIA and Ambac.���Tom is a member of the California Society of Municipal Analysts and the San Francisco Municipal Bond Club as well as a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.�� Tom holds a bachelors degree in Finance from the State University of New York and a Masters degree in Economics from Pace University.�

On March 24, 2014, Sam Solomon joined the RISD community as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer after having spent the past 25 years working at Northeastern University in various roles, most recently as their Treasurer and Director of Finance.As CFO, he oversees the Budget, Controller, Procurement, Institutional Research and Risk Management areas of the college, in addition to working with the Audit, Finance and Investment committees of RISD's Board of Trustees.�Originally from the Boston area, Sam received his undergraduate degree from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania, and his MBA and Ph.D. from Northeastern.� He is a Chartered Financial Analyst with a particular focus on investment analysis and portfolio management.

Scott Monroe is a Director in Fitch Ratings’ global infrastructure and project finance group (GIG) in San Francisco. Scott joined Fitch in 2007 and focuses predominantly on transportation ratings and analysis. Prior to joining GIG he was a member of Fitch’s tax-supported and water/sewer groups and authored special reports on California local governments.Scott earned a BS in business administration from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley and is a CFA Charterholder. In addition, he is a member of the California Society of Municipal Analysts and the National Federation of Municipal Analysts.

Kin Wong has been with Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) since 2010. Mr. Wong is a Vice President in the Public Infrastructure and Finance Group at SMBC. He is responsible for origination, credit analysis, and negotiation of terms and provisions on legal documentation of prospective transactions including letters of credit, direct purchase loans and lines of credit. Prior to joining SMBC, Mr. Wong spent more than six years as a Director in the Public Finance Group at XL Capital Assurance, a monoline bond insurance company, underwriting municipal bond insurance. Mr. Wong started his career at Standard and Poor’s Ratings Group where he spent six years rating all types of Public Finance credits, ranging from municipal leases, tax backed obligations and revenue supported bonds followed by four years at Financial Guaranty Insurance Company as a bond insurance underwriter.Mr. Wong received his Bachelor of Science and Masters of Business Administration degrees from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute under the University’s five year accelerated program.Kin is a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts organization and the Municipal Analysts Group of New York.